AimIT Enterprise Edition Gets High Marks From Computer Reseller News.ISLANDIA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 1998-- CA's Comprehensive, Standalone Inventory Management Solution Receives "Recommended" Status From CRN CRN Computer Reseller News CRN Crown CRN Council for Responsible Nutrition CRN Crane CRN Community Recycling Network CRN Course Reference Number CRN Center for Responsible Nanotechnology CRN Cornish (SIL code, UK) Test Center Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) today announced that AimIT Enterprise Edition, a comprehensive, standalone inventory management solution based on CA's industry-leading Unicenter TNG TNG Training TNG The Next Generation TNG Tongue TNG The Newspaper Guild (Union) TNG Transitional National Government TNG Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (national facility of the Italian astronomical community) technology, was the only asset and inventory management product to earn the "Recommended" stamp of approval from Computer Reseller News (CRN). CRN, a trade publication geared to providers of technology and information solutions, announced its recommendation of AimIT Enterprise Edition after weeks of rigorous testing, culminating in a live demonstration of the software at the CRN Test Center at Comdex last week. "Computer Associates has come up with a complete inventory and asset management package that is both simple to install and fairly easy to use," wrote Rich Neves, CRN Test Center technical editor. "By taking advantage of what the company has already done with Unicenter and breaking it out into a manageable piece for the midsize market, (AimIT) fills a long vacant niche The issue of what exactly defines a vacant niche and whether they exist in ecosystems is the subject of some considerable controversy. It is important to understand that the subject is intimately tied into a much broader debate on whether ecosystems can reach equilibrium, where . The CRN Test Center at Comdex recommends AimIT Enterprise Edition from Computer Associates International Inc." The full review can be read at: http://www.crn.com/testcenter/reviews/817/817ca.asp. AimIT Enterprise Edition provides complete multi-platform software and hardware asset inventory, PC configuration management, software metering Limiting the number of users running an application from a centralized source (server) based on the current license agreement. and auditing, advanced scripting and extensive query reporting functions for large-scale, multi-platform computing environments. AimIT Enterprise Edition empowers IT staff and help desk operators with precise, up-to-date information on hardware and software inventory and configurations. By dynamically tracking changes, and alerting technical staff when installation, configuration or usage anomalies occur, AimIT Enterprise Edition enables IT organizations to enforce desktop policies. AimIT Enterprise Edition also reduces visits by technicians to individual desktops for routine configuration and maintenance tasks. "The essence of asset and inventory management lies not just in data collection, but in the active and automatic enforcement of desktop and server management policy throughout distributed environments," said Allan Andersen, CA product manager. "As the only asset and inventory management solution recognized by the CRN Test Center, AimIT does exactly this, without burdening the IT infrastructure." AimIT Enterprise Edition has been designed with the scalability and multi-platform support necessary to meet the requirements of large, heterogeneous computing environments -- including out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT, LAN Manager (1) A network operating system from Microsoft that runs as a server application under OS/2. It supports DOS, Windows and OS/2 clients. LAN Manager was superseded by Windows NT Server, and many parts of LAN Manager are used in Windows NT and 2000. See LAN Server. and Windows for Workgroups A version of Windows 3.1 introduced in 1992 that added peer-to-peer networking. See Windows. (operating system) Windows for Workgroups - (WFW, WFWG) A version of Windows 3.1 which works with a network. Although stand-alone 3. , Novell NetWare, all major varieties of UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Banyan VINES, LANtastic, PC-NFS, DEC VMS (1) (Virtual Memory System) A multiuser, multitasking, virtual memory operating system for the VAX series from Digital. VMS applications run on any VAX from the MicroVAX to the largest unit. See OpenVMS. and PathWORKS. CA's Enterprise Edition products are built on the proven Unicenter TNG Framework. They utilize its sophisticated management services -- including auto discovery, calendar, communications and object repository -- to deliver unparalleled scalability and full inter-application integration. Enterprise Edition users also reap the benefits of the Unicenter's Real World Interface (2D, 3D, Windows and Web-based) and Business Process Views. AimIT Enterprise Edition is available through CA's direct sales force and selected channel partners. AimIT Workgroup Edition is available exclusively through CA's authorized reseller channel. Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CA), with headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., is the world leader in mission-critical business software. The company develops, licenses and supports more than 500 integrated products that include enterprise computing and information management, application development, manufacturing and financial applications. CA has over 10,000 people in 160 offices in 40 countries and had revenue of $4 billion in fiscal year 1997. CA can be reached by visiting www.cai.com on the World Wide Web, emailing info@cai.com or calling 1-516-342-5224. CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. 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